Staff Software Engineer (Android)

GitHub Firebase Android iOS Sanity +2 Apply, * Conduct performance optimization for large, complex applications to provide a smooth user experience and design applications with scalability in mind

• Analyze application-related security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and contribute to forensic investigations in incident response efforts
• Create technical design documents for Android software solutions and conduct code reviews
• Confer with the IOS team, Product Managers, and Grindr's Quality Assurance team on software system design and maintenance to build and maintain a fast, reliable app; and Consult directly with quality engineers to identify test cases and devise efficient, scalable testing processes to allow Grindr to run weekly releases

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field, plus two (2) years of post-baccalaureate experience as a Staff Android Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, or in a related position
• Experience must include designing and architecting features in Android applications, performing Sanity testing for Android applications to maintain application reliability, and using Kotlin, Statsig, Firebase Cursor, and Github

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
• 401k Matching (up to 6%)
• Flexible PTO, sick-time, holidays, and two company wide shut-down weeks + an annual travel and leisure stipend
• Equity for all employees
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for food and wellness as well as fully catered onsite breakfast, lunch, and snacks
• Gender Affirmation Fund for transgender and gender non-conforming employees
• Queer-inclusive health benefits including LGBTQ consultative healthcare and expanded HRT shipped directly to employees in eligible states
• Monthly commuter stipend to get you to and from the office on in-person collaboration days
• Community projects and charitable giving stipend to support LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations alongside Grindr for Equality

* Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally * With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see * Come play a key role in building the next generation of the Grindr app! * Working within our Android team, you'll have the opportunity to solve challenging problems, work with the latest technologies, collaborate with a kind and capable team, and contribute to a one-of-a-kind app at a unique scale * The Grindr team continues to innovate as the largest social media app for the LGBTQ+ community * At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode * Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts * It's about doing great work without burning out * Outcomes over outputs * Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives * Build Android applications, utilizing Kotlin and managing large codebases and maintaining clean, structured code that is easier to understand, modify, and debug